Suburb in Brisbane

Sunnybank Hills, QLD

Sunnybank Hills had a population of 18,085 at the 2021 Census (0.0% since 2016). Median age 37.2. Median weekly household income $1,724. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Sunnybank Hills at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Brisbane - South

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sunnybank Hills's population grew by 0.0% to 18,085, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 37.2, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.2%.

30.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 36.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 5,724 households.

The median household earns $1,724 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $407 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,859 a month.

54.9% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 57.8% use a language other than English at home. 43.2% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Sunnybank Hills beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureSunnybank HillsQLDAustralia
Population18,0855,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 20160.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.238.238.2
Households5,7241,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.3%12.5%14.3%
Renting30.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright36.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,724$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$407$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,859$1,740$1,866
Born overseas54.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home57.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion43.2%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

0.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 16,8362011
  2. 18,0852016
  3. 18,0852021

Age

Median age 37.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Sunnybank Hills Queensland
Share of people by age, Sunnybank Hills and Queensland
0–912.6%
10–1910.7%
20–2914.2%
30–3916.4%
40–4912.6%
50–5910.7%
60–6910.7%
70–797.8%
80+4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Sunnybank Hills at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Chinese34.2%
  2. English17.8%
  3. Australian16.1%
  4. Irish5.1%
  5. Indian4.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin25.1%
  2. Cantonese6.7%
  3. Punjabi2.5%
  4. Vietnamese2.5%
  5. Korean2.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. China15.8%
  2. Taiwan6.2%
  3. India4.2%
  4. New Zealand3.4%
  5. Hong Kong2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Sunnybank Hills

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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